After nearly a year and a half of grieving the loss of her
husband, twenty-seven year old Alexa Sullivan Tate is headed back to her
hometown after a decade of being away. She has no idea her high school crush,
Jace McAllister, the guy who stole her heart the same night that he broke it,
is more than ready to pick up the pieces.

Jace has spent the last ten years in the Army defusing bomb
after bomb, trying to forget the girl who ignited all his passions. Little does
he know that the spark still exists.

Ten years ago they had smoldering chemistry, but the spark
between them now might light a fuse that leads to an explosion even Jace can't
stop. Not that he wants to. If only Alexa can get past her guilt and trust her
heart again.

But how do you put it all on the line when you've already
lost everything once before?

*While this is a series, each book will be
standalone with spinoff characters.

Excerpt #1

I
nod, and she makes her way down the hall that I now see is lined with
photographs. My stomach tightens, but I figure that I need to get this over
with if I’m going to be staying here. I walk towards them, stopping at the
first picture. I’m guessing it’s from the day they first met, the time she told
me about, because she’s giving him a playful frown while he’s grinning at her
like he’s already half in love with her, which, to be honest, he probably was.
I feel a slight twinge as I take in the picture, knowing that at that moment he
had no idea how short of a life he was going to have with her. Hell, he
probably wouldn’t have even cared, as long as he had her while he could.

Shaking
the thought out of my head, I browse each one. There are candid shots of them
mixed throughout professional ones from events such as her graduation, Sierra
and Jeremy’s wedding, and what looks like an engagement party. As I pass each
picture, it’s becoming more real to me that she had a whole separate life
before we reconnected. Strangely, I’m not bothered by it, seeing how happy she
looks in these pictures, even though it was with another man and not me. I’ll
admit that I was a little worried when she told me about their fighting, but
looking at these pictures? I know Ty made her a happy woman, and I’m grateful
that she had that while she could. Do I wish it had been me? Fuck yes, but what
can you do?

Coming
to the last picture, I’m breathless as the image of Alexa in a wedding dress
enters my vision. I’m moving in for closer inspection when she comes out of her
room, stopping when she catches me. Her hand covers her mouth as she closes her
eyes for a split second. She swallows hard before walking towards me. She
reaches out her hand as if to touch my arm before pulling it back, obviously
thinking better of it.

“Jace, I… This is probably awkward,
I’m sorry. I just… I wasn’t expecting you, and I don’t…” She trails off as she
stares at the wall, glancing at the picture before turning her eyes towards the
floor.

About the Author

I'm a twenty six year old book junkie who is also obsessed with
sports. Bengals, Buckeyes, Reds are my teams! I work for the government during
the day, hang out with Air National Guard on the weekends, and am married to a
guy 15 inches taller than me. We're quite the pair! We currently live right
outside of Dayton, OH with our two cats.

I've been reading since I was a kid. My mom was a librarian, so
it was a given. Heck, she even made sure we watched Wishbone instead of the
Smurfs. In 2011 when I graduated from college, my mom bought me a Nook, and
then in the summer of 2012 I found this amazing site called Goodreads. I was
introduced to so many amazing indie/self-published authors. After reading
almost 400 books that year, my husband gave me the push to finally sit down and
write my own. It was a rocky start, but over time the words started flowing and
I couldn't get Jace and Lexi out of my head.

If I’m not writing or looking through tons of photos of hot
men, all in the name of research, then you can probably find me curled up with
my Kindle, ignoring the rest of the world. I love my sports almost as much as I
love my books. My other obsessions include red wine, hot men, country music,
and all things Grace Potter.

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